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NOVEMBERS DOOM Sign With THE END RECORDS
Acclaimed Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have signed a wordwide deal with The End Records. The group's first release for the label will be a re-issue of the last full-length effort, "To Welcome the Fade". It will contain a bonus CD with unreleased material such as live songs from the band's tour w...June 30, 2004
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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'BOB ROCK Ruined METALLICA'
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy recently spoke to The Man Room about a variety of topics, including the group's upcoming North American tour with YES, the band's soon-to-be-released live DVD, and the role of producers during the making of a new studio album. Several excerpts from the interview fo...June 29, 2004
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Producer: Mixing New DREAM THEATER Live DVD Is A 'Ball-Breaker'
Veteran producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER) has posted the following update on his web site: "Spent the week mixing the stereo mixes of the 3-hour long DREAM THEATER show from the Budokan in Tokyo for their forthcoming DVD, and it's a real ball-breaker to do. It's so complicated and...June 27, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD Launch Their Own Internet Access Service
According to a posting at the group's official web site, MOTÖRHEAD are blazing into cyberspace with the introduction of MotorheadRules.com, the band's new Internet Access Service. With their new high-speed dial-up service, you can now get connected online and stay connected with Lemmy, Phil Campbell...June 25, 2004
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AEROSMITH To Resume Touring Tonight
AEROSMITH are in a "holding pattern," guitarist Joe Perry told The Boston Globe, after canceling three shows because Steven Tyler blew out his voice. The band hope to resume its tour tonight in Pittsburgh, then next Thursday play the Tweeter Center with CHEAP TRICK. "It's a miracle how Steven does w...June 18, 2004
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DARZAMAT Begin Recording 'Semidevilish'
Poland's DARZAMAT have entered Mular Studio in Swietochlowice to begin recording their fourth album, "Semidevilish", tentatively due this fall through Avantgarde Records. "We have prepared ten songs," explained DARZAMAT vocalist Flauros. "Most of them are a mixture of black and death metal with symp...June 17, 2004
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CELLOUT Singer To Participate In Swedish TV Program
Sweden's CELLOUT have been forced to turn down a number of festival gigs in June and July so that the group's singer, Percy Mejhagen (info),could participate in SVT's (Swedish national television) new production, called "Riket" (Swedish for "the Realm"). In the meantime, several new songs have been...June 14, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist: AXL ROSE In Producer's Chair For 'Chinese Democracy'
After having worked with a long list of producers — including Roy Thomas Baker, Bob Ezrin, Sean Beavan and Moby — GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has taken over production duties for the group's long-awaited album, "Chinese Democracy", GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has told MTV.com. The reason...June 10, 2004
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Explains Absence From DOWNLOAD Festival
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has issued a videotaped message explaining his absence from the group's headlining performance at the Download festival on Sunday (June 6). A BLABBERMOUTH.NET transcript of the message follows: "We've been going pretty hard for most of the year, as you are aware, and we...June 8, 2004
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VAN HALEN World Premiere Scheduled For Next Weekend
On the weekend of June 11-13, VAN HALEN will debut all three new songs from their forthcoming 36-song two-disc compilation, "The Best Of Both Worlds", on the Westwood One radio special "Van Halen – 2004 Tour Special and World Premiere" The one-hour special will also include the band's first radio in...June 5, 2004
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KISS' PAUL STANLEY On PETER CRISS' Absence: 'It Wasn't Working Anymore'
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has spoken to the San Antonio Express-News about the group's upcoming "Rock The Nation" North American tour with POISON, which kicks off June 10 in Selma, Texas. "People know when they pay to see KISS they're going to get something to see," said Stanley. "When KISS first c...June 3, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI To Launch KERRANG! RADIO
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will be pressing the "go" button to launch Kerrang! Radio in the West Midlands on Thursday, June 10. The station will broadcast on 105.2 FM. The campaign to promote the launch of the new station kicked off last month and involved 200,000 gig-style set lists being,...June 3, 2004
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AEROSMITH Tattoo & Piercing Contest Underway
The official AEROSMITH fan club Aero Force One is holding a contest for the best AEROSMITH tattoos and piercings, according to Launch Radio Networks. The grand prize is an autographed copy of the group's latest CD, "Honkin' On Bobo", and a $200 shopping spree in the Aero Force One online store, whil...May 27, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS: Absence Of PETER And ACE Equals No More Drama
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to TheCelebrityCafe.com about his upcoming solo album and the status of the band that made him famous. Asked if his relationship with the rest of KISS is better now than before, Gene replied, "Now that Peter [Criss] and Ace [Frehley] are not in the b...May 26, 2004
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HELIX: 30th Anniversary CD, Concert Scheduled For July
According to a posting on the HELIX web site, EMI/Capitol Records will be issuing a compilation album, entitled "Rocking You For 30 Years", to coincide with the band's upcoming anniversary show on Saturday, July 17 at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The complete track listing for the CD...May 25, 2004
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